NAICS 212324: Kaolin and Ball Clay Mining
This U.S. industry comprises (1) establishments primarily engaged in developing the mine site and/or mining clay (e.g., china clay, paper clay and slip clay) or ceramic and refractory minerals and (2) establishments primarily engaged in beneficiating (i.e., preparing) clay or ceramic and refractory minerals.

Illustrative Examples:

Bentonite mining and/or beneficiating
Fuller's earth mining and/or beneficiating
Common clay mining and/or beneficiating
Kaolin mining and/or beneficiating
Feldspar mining and/or beneficiating
Ball clay mining and/or beneficiating
Fire clay mining and/or beneficiating
Shale (except oil shale) mining and/or beneficiating

ExioML sector: Sand and clay
Region: US | Year: 2022
Sector value added: 11524.4593847 M EUR | Employment: 9.59074182368 thousand persons
Sector GHG emissions: 13750254688.4 kg CO2 eq | Energy carrier net total: 92058.3535645 TJ | Carbon intensity: 1.1931366348216725

Company: Imerys Kaolin Inc
Imerys is the world's largest producer of quality kaolin from its deposits and beneficiation plants in Brazil, US, UK, France, Ukraine, Australia, and New Zealand. Our products offer unique and specific geological properties which we fine-tune to meet the specific requirements of the diverse markets we serve.